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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A FESTIVAL, by CHARLES MARIE RENE LECONTE DE LISLE Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Nor bloody altar, nor barbaric rite Last Line: A cloudless sky wherethro' the songs fly up! Subject(s): Festivals; Goddesses & Gods; Mythology; Fairs; Pageants | |||
NOR bloody altar, nor barbaric rite With tresses in a wreath of flowers bound, A fair-hued maid of Ionie moves round Over the moss as the soft strings invite. Nor bloody altar, nor barbaric rite: Blithe songs, blithe laughter where the flowers abound! Nor Pan nor Satyr do the dancers heed. A young man girt with myrtle of sweet balm Leads on the quire whose voices waft the psalm As Eros and the Cyprian goddess plead. Nor Pan nor Satyr do the dancers heed: Smooth-gliding feet, a greensward steeped in balm! Nor storm nor wind to fill the soul with fear. Thro' the blue sky the happy songs fly up, And lovely children bear the brimming cup To elders whom the green boughs over-peer. Nor storm nor wind to fill the soul with fear: A cloudless sky wherethro' the songs fly up! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FESTIVAL OF GIOVEDI GRASSO by MATTHEA HARVEY I DEFINE THE DARKNESS CORRECT: THE FESTIVAL OF THE FRERES LUMIERES by ELENI SIKELIANOS THE DANCE (2) by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS AT CASTERBRIDGE FAIR: 1. THE BALLAD-SINGER by THOMAS HARDY AT CASTERBRIDGE FAIR: 2. FORMER BEAUTIES by THOMAS HARDY AT CASTERBRIDGE FAIR: 3. AFTER THE CLUB-DANCE by THOMAS HARDY AT CASTERBRIDGE FAIR: 4. THE MARKET-GIRL by THOMAS HARDY AT CASTERBRIDGE FAIR: 5. THE INQUIRY by THOMAS HARDY AT CASTERBRIDGE FAIR: 6. A WIFE WAITS by THOMAS HARDY AFTER A THOUSAND YEARS by CHARLES MARIE RENE LECONTE DE LISLE CAMEO by CHARLES MARIE RENE LECONTE DE LISLE HIALMAR SPEAKS TO THE RAVEN by CHARLES MARIE RENE LECONTE DE LISLE |
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